theHumps

Hey Wayne! Good to hear from you again dude! Thanks for checking it out. Normally I would say yes but I think I want this song to remain as it is. But I'm not opposed to a collaboration with you for this album I'm working on. I'll try to write something and post it here and if you dig it let me know.

Yo, Mr H.

I sure am giving the cello a good workout. I've hardly played any other instrument for the last 2 months. I'm trying to get half decent (nowhere near that yet) so I can really properly incorporate it in my music.

Until then, I'm having to do so much editing of the parts I record as there are so many errors and #####, unintentional tones.

" Some of the higher stuff you played around 6:30 was very cool"

I agree. It's really laidback, kind of classy playing but there are also some nice little rapid bowed runs. I find playing the top two strings (as I'm doing here) really quite difficult as they seem to be quite far away from me so I have to adjust my position just to see what I'm doing.

"some of that dobro would fit in the end part."

Quite possibly but I was adamant that I wanted to try making it work only with cello as the lead instrument. I've hardly played any slide in many months.

"I didn't care for the synth in the end so much. Things were sounding pretty organic then that popped up"

No problem if you don't like it but what you say is a bit of a surprise because that same synth sound has already occurred quite prominently twice in the track. So, check it out at 0:48 and then 3:12. By bringing it back at 7:30, I'm only returning to previously established themes so hopefully it shouldn't feel too out of place. Despite being cello-heavy, I don't see this as a natural, acoustic, organic kind of track. It's still really quite processed and progressive. So, I think the trancey arp synth fits that vibe.

"You just may be the next Jeff Lynne."

Ha, I'm a massive fan of his but I don't believe he plays cello. You're thinking of one or two of his bandmates in ELO, one of my favourite groups of all time. They are a much maligned and seriously underrated group.

Thanks again.

Thanks for listening and commenting.Got a new studio im going to soon that does better quality work. Should help.

Thanks Wayne. I have everything they and Josh Homme has ever released including the stuff with Kyuss and his latest with Iggy Pop. Awesome album by the way. It is like David Bowie sang on a Queens of the Stone Age album.

Thanks for the listen and the feedback.

tv

Hi Wayne...many thanks from both of us for listening, faving and posting this friendly and supportive review..!:)

With much appreciation________Orlando

Yea man that was a shocker took about year to beat but healthy and rocking again!! Filãofsoul

Thanks Wayne! I appreciate the input. Here's to hoping we win, I will keep y'all updated :P

Brado

Hey Wayne thanks for stopping by and listening, its always appreciated. I have been trying to find more time to write and record, still not as much as I would like but at least I can do it a little. I am able to work on about 1 track a month which is good compared to the 3-4 months it was taking. I put in a studio at the school that I teach at so now when I have free time I try to get in there and utilize it. Anyway, thanks again.

Kyle

theHumps whats up man? Yes it has been a while good to see some of the originals still around. Had a battle with Cancer but cancer free now so time to get back to looping. Been playing around with this for about 9 months as I try and get the groove back. Thanks for stopping by and leaving those great comments. Appreciated! Did't mean to chill your coffee but damn just happened to my cup!! Thanks again for stopping by. Got two potentials in the can. Stay tuned! Take Care Filãofsoul

Hi. Thx. Maybe is true. Thx for listening.

Thanks so much, Wayne, and I'm sure Franco appreciates your best wishes. He's still recovering and even back to work (although not too happy about it!) Our projects may be slowing down, but we'll keep going as long as we can. Franco, Scott, Dan and I have a project about to begin in a couple days.

Ciao,
M.

I play the all piano and keys on my tracks. Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment.

Ronabo

Hey Wayne my man!
Thanks for your interests in the track my friend.Yes the bass is a very abused instrument in the big world :) ,most great bands have great bass players and the bass line is so important to harmony.Example;if the guitarist is playing a C chord and the bass plays an A root note,we are now in Aminor. :)

Hi. Thanks for your comments , yes i like to play tuned down half a step..I haven't planned on adding some bass but if you want to go ahead and send back to me that would be cool. Thanks for your tip with Audacity i'm making better mixes each time i use it..

Thanks Wayne, appreciate your comments :)

Hi Wayne,

Yep, that's Scott! He's a bit self conscience about his vocalizing, but says he'll do more if it calls for it since it's gotten a good response on this one.

The guys all appreciate your always kind words. We're all setting up for our next track. Thanks again.

Ciao,
M.

HaHa....it seems I will never get rid of "Orlando The Singer" fans...now I should even switch to yodeling...haha!

Nice to have you here again my friend and I'm so pleased I have the power to control your pulse...it's just that I don't know what your doctor will say...haha!
I agree on your political and cultural observation of Tibet
and I'm even more excited on your thoughts about my mucic
and for getting the 'fav' ofcourse...thank you so much my
friend!:)

With much appreciation______Orlando

Great inspiring comments from you Wayne as always my friend!The main guitar is a gibson j45 acoustic which i used for all the melody/harmony parts.The intro vamp was on a strat middle pickup set ultra clean.

Enjoy spring,enjoy the golf!:) Rhodesy

Hi. Thx for listening. It would be awesom have it tour on Florida. ;))

I have a recollection of an early morning close encounter with some deer as well. This while camping once with some other summer campers. But wow - 15 minutes is a long stare! Anyway - I'm really happy if you connected with the track. Best regards - Dan

Thank you Wayne for your time you invest into listening and for your friendly words.
Burt is so creative since he startet to make one cbg after the other :) so don't stop him until we finished our album :)
His cbg's have so a nice kind of sound like he recorded them in a small, abandoned hut, somewhere in the deep swamp. Just a gloomy sound like from another world :)

stay tuned
joe

Yes, I've been working with Pro Tools since LE 6.9 :) So it was fairly easy to get used to, which I definitely like a lot. And because I got the student edition (full version but just cheaper for students), I only paid 300 for it! So I don't mind it at all!

Brado

Yo. Mr Wayne.

Yes, a surprise to see you doing an 8 min song. No doubt because you just had to tell the whole story. I don't know how long the original Dylan song is.

I have been making a determined effort to do shorter stuff and have had some definite success, such as 3 tracks under 4 mins in the last month or so.

Yes, I certainly do hear the Sabbath in this though only realised it after everyone else pointed out. Something to do with the slower tempo and how I hit one big euphoric chord.

"The pad that slowly comes in is cool"

That's the sort of thing that Sabbath never did, as far as I'm aware. Big chill in this if you remove the guitar. Actually you can hear that in the last minute or so.

"Even though this probably worked well with the other track"

It was OK but a bit of an unnecessary ending. Far too good to be somewhat hidden away at the end of a long one.

"Good build ups and transitions throughout the track."

Yes, it has a very "musically healthy" waveform ie lots of dynamics and peaks and troughs. Not just copied and pasted, incessant stuff (even though I always do a lot of copying and pasting) but more like a live band.

BPM here is 100 throughout though I think the drum track is playing at half tempo so I guess it's 50.

"The slower songs bring out lots of emotion in guitar playing"

Yes, my instrument playing is best suited to slow and medium tempo stuff. I'm not a good fast player though I can sometimes knock out some short bursts of rapid badassery.

"kick drums at about 1:10 was cool as #####"

Glad you noticed as there's so method behind that. Previously, the drum groove has been open and sparse to allow big chords and some pads to flow. They are punctuated by particular drum fills for excitement. But, before it goes massive and heavy on 1:17 I know that I want to build up to that so that double kick work did the job very well. Putting them in before interfered with the groove but it makes sense when I then go into something heavier.

This is the skill of carefully arranging your drum movement and having a purpose behind each fill and cymbal hit and so on. You've go to remove drum work that interferes with top layers whilst also working out how you can use the drums to build up excitement in all the right places.

Thanks very much for the thoughts.